Lamar King
A edge rusher with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 17 Β· #3257 Β· Role PlayerWorth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 71% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+17
Avg surplus
peak +17
1 seasons Γ ~17 surplus β VORP 17
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | β | SEA | 6 | β | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | SEA | 14 | β | 41 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | SEA | 8 | β | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | SEA | 11 | β | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | SEA | 6 | β | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 45 | β | 102 | 72 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 12.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 52.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 53Β· confidence 90%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 39
Availability 12
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1999bestavg 482003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Sacks leader6
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl2Solo1Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Saginaw Valley State; Montgomery JC (MD)), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mack StrongFB5yShawn SpringsCB5yChad BrownLB5yAnthony SimmonsOLB5yItula MiliTE5yWillie WilliamsCB5yAntonio CochranDE5yJeff FeaglesP4yReggie TongueDB4yDarrell JacksonWR4yShaun AlexanderRB4yIsaiah KacyvenskiLB4yRian LindellK3yJohn RandleDT3yMatt HasselbeckQB3yBobby EngramWR3yChristian FauriaTE3yRicky WattersRB3yMichael SinclairDE3yKen LucasCB3yTrent DilferQB3yKoren RobinsonWR3yHeath EvansFB3yMatt LaBountyDE3y
1999 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #22
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLamar inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Matt LaBounty (1997β2001), and handed it to Antonio Cochran (1999β2004).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1999draft
Drafted by SEA β Round 1, Pick 22
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 311 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
53
peak 55
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1999
B2000
D2001
C2002
C2003
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
61%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0.3 | 5+3 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0.5 | 8+5 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
17 career value over replacement β #3257 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #22 (Rd 1) Β· SEA Β· 1999 Β· -3.5 vs expected KV-H
53actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξβ3.5
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